Pinot Noir is known as really fickle grape that takes lots of attention from the winemaker. But there's one place that seems to have it mastered: Oregon.
Oregon Pinot Noir is the result of a couple of unique things, latitude and attitude. You see, Oregon is at about the same latitude as the great Burgundy region of France where Pinot Noir is the noble wine.
But Oregon benefits from more consistently better and warmer growing conditions . . .so Oregon Pinots are silky, denser and riper tasting than most Burgundies.
And you can't get enough of Oregon attitude - free spirited winemakers who are passionate about taming the fickle Pinot.
Most of the wineries are smaller, more hands on operations so there's a lot of personality built into these wines. The Willamette Valley is home to some of the best expressions of Pinot Noir being made anywhere in the world.
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